[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37564-37565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14825]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R6-ES-2013-N115; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit 
Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to 
comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities 
with endangered or threatened species. With some exceptions, the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities 
with endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows 
such activity. The Act requires that we invite public comment before 
issuing these permits.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
July 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or requests for copies or more 
information by any of the following methods. Alternatively, you may use 
one of the following methods to request hard copies or a CD-ROM of the 
documents. Please specify the permit you are interested in by number 
(e.g., Permit No. TE-067397).
     Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective 
permit number (e.g., Permit No. TE-067397) in the subject line of the 
message.
     U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, P.O. Box 25486-DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
     In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call (303) 236-
4212 to make an appointment during regular business hours at 134 Union 
Blvd., Suite 645, Lakewood, CO 80228.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator, 
Ecological Services, (303) 236-4212 (phone); [email protected] 
(email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits activities with 
endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such 
activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for 
permits, and requires that we invite public comment before issuing 
these permits.
    A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act 
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with United States 
endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement 
of propagation or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in 
the event that it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of 
propagation or survival). Our regulations implementing section 
10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered 
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 
17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened 
plant species.

Application Available for Review and Comment

    We invite local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public to 
comment on the following applications. Documents and other information 
the applicant has submitted are available for review, subject to the 
requirements of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Permit Application Number: TE-067397

Applicant: Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 5400 Bishop Blvd., 
Cheyenne, WY 82006.

    The applicant requests the amendment of an existing permit to take 
(capture, handle, and release) black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) 
for research and presence/absence surveys within the State of Wyoming 
under permit TE-067397 for the purpose of enhancing the species' 
survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-06665B

Applicant: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1594 W. North Temple, 
STE 2110, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.

    The applicant requests a new permit to take (capture, handle, and 
release) woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) under permit TE-06665B 
for experimental stocking in the Virgin River within the State of Utah, 
and outside their perceived historic range, for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-165829

Applicant: Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, 440 West 200 
South, STE 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84145-0155.

    The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to take 
(collect, handle, and propagate) Barneby ridge-cress (Lepidium 
barnebyanum), Barney reed-mustard (Schoenocrambe barnebyi), Holmgren 
milk-vetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum), Kodachrome bladderpod 
(Lesquerella tumulosa), San Rafael cactus (Pediocactus despainii), 
Shivwitz milk-vetch (Astragalus ampullarioides), shrubby reed-mustard 
(Schoenocrambe suffrutenscens), and Wright fishhook cactus 
(Sclerocactus wrightiae) under permit TE-165829 for the purpose of 
enhancing the species' survival.

Permit Application Number: TE-049748

Applicant: Utah State University, Ecology Center, 5205 Old Main Hill, 
Logan, UT 84322-5210.

    The applicant requests the renewal of an existing permit to take 
(collect, handle, and take) June sucker (Chasmistes liorus) under 
permit TE-049748 for research on larval June sucker in Utah Lake and 
its tributaries for the purpose of enhancing the species' survival.

National Environmental Policy Act

    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial determination that the proposed 
activities in these permits are categorically excluded from the 
requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental 
impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).

Public Availability of Comments

    All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests 
will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal 
business

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hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Authority

    We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 
et seq.)

    Dated: June 4, 2013.
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region.
[FR Doc. 2013-14825 Filed 6-20-13; 8:45 am]
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